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The Pomorie Antique Dome Tomb

2008-12-28T11:01:20+03:00

It is situated in the outskirts of the town – on the road to Burgas. It is in the territory of the experimental orchard gardens station, under a mound dating back to the III c. {$path_pic} It consists of a vaulted 22-meter-long passageway, ending in a round hall, 11,60 m in diameter. In the middle of the hall, there is hollow column, widening towards the upper side like a mushroom and joining the dome at height of 5,50 m There are five niches in the wall. Daylight penetrates from the column and the corridor. It is a stone-brick work with mortar. It represents, without analogy in the worl ...

Glozhene Monastery

2008-12-28T19:37:49+03:00

The “St. George the Victorious” monastery in Glozhene is situated in the northern part of Stara Planina near the village of Malak Izvor, not far from the town of Yablanitsa. Built in 13th c., it is one of our most original monasteries. It is named after the Prince Glozh of Kiev, who helped Ivan Asen II to regain his throne. As the legend goes, the icon of St. George the Victorious, painted by Greek monks, disappeared from the Kiev Pechersk Lavra and appeared under Mount Kamen Lisets, where the monastery was originally built. Prince Glozh also helped Ivan Asen II in the battle of Klokotnits ...

“Boyanska Cherkva”

2008-12-28T16:29:27+03:00

The Boyana Church is one of the few monuments from the middle ages that have been entirely preserved and come down to present day. Its building went through three stages: first – from the end of 10th c. – the beginning of 11th c., second – the middle of 13 c., and third - in 19th c. It was painted by a talented craftsman from Boyana, some of the murals date as back as 1259 and have high artistic qualities and are an indisputable contribution to the European artistic culture. On the northern wall, Sebastocrator Kaloyan and his wife Dessislava are painted in full length, dressed in gorgeou ...

Yambol

2009-04-10T20:32:21+03:00

Yambol city is the administrative center of Yambol city Municipality. It is located in the southeast part of Bulgaria, in Toundzha-Strandzha Lowland. The city has been built on both banks of Toundzha River, which is the fourth biggest river in the country. Yambol city Municipality has a unique structure - it is a city- municipality, which borders on the towns and villages of Toundzha Municipality on all sides. There are a seaport and airport 92 km away from Yambol (in Bourgas city). Varna seaport and airport are 189 km away from Yambol. The river port at Rousse is located 185 km north from Yam ...

Kamchiya

2008-12-29T09:42:59+03:00

The Kamchiya resort is situated 25 km from Varna near the village of Dolen Bliznak, where the Kamchiya flows into the Black Sea. The beaches here are spacious, clean and even hardly accessible at places. The locality is known for its longose (flooded) forests, which are impassable and overgrown with lianas and thick vegetation. ...

The Museum of History in Pleven

2008-12-28T12:15:55+03:00

The museum is one of the best in the country. It is housed in a two-storey building, which is imposing with its size and artistic and architectural value. The museum has 24 exhibition halls with over 5000 museum values, which reveal the history, culture, flora and fauna of the town of Pleven and the Pleven region from antiquity to present day. {$path_pic} Here visitors can find the richest collection of exquisite flint implements (45 thousand years BC) in Europe. A special interest is aroused by the original part of a dwelling and materials from a pre-historic settlement of the Copper an ...

Oryahovo

2009-04-10T19:39:20+03:00

Oryahovo municipality is located in North-West Bulgaria in Vratsa District. The municipality is located in an area of geo-strategic importance. Three ports, a border control point and a ferry /Oryahovo-Bechet/ are located on its territory. The Municipality consists of 1 town and 6 villages. The regional center of Oryahovo municipality is town of Oryahovo. The town is also the final destination of one of the branches of international road E-79. Oryahovo is 200 km away from the Sofia and 78 km away from the regional centre, Vratsa. There are 38 cultural monuments on the territory of the muni ...

Kroumovgrad

2009-04-10T20:36:56+03:00

The Kroumovgrad Municipality is located in South-Central Bulgaria. It is a component of Kardzhali District, which falls completely on the territory of the Eastern Rhodopes. To the south it borders on the Republic of Greece. Deposits of minerals have been found, but have not been developed; the resources on the deposits are asbestos, vermiculite, serpentinized ultrabasytes and dunites, talcum schist and rock materials for coatings. Balkan Mineral and Mining AD has conducted geological survey and discovered gold deposits. The total quantity of the reserves is 28 tons with high cut-off grade. ...

Svoge

2009-04-10T22:04:27+03:00

The Svoge municipality is located in and around the Iskar Gorge of the Balkan Range, South-West Bulgaria in Sofia District. The Municipality consists of 1 town (Svoge) and 37 villages. Several larger privatized enterprises and some new private companies outline the economic profile of the Svoge Municipality: Kraft Foods Bulgaria AD - chocolate products; Grafobal Bulgaria AD - production of cardboard packaging and others. Svoge Municipality lies in a geographic area of strongly rugged mountainous terrain, with a number of gorges, precipices and caves. The mountain massif in the region is mos ...

Melnik

2008-12-27T15:50:09+03:00

The town of Melnik is located on the southwestern slopes of Pirin Mountain, 23,5 km away from the town of Sandanski and 12 km away from the railway station of Damyanica. {$path_pic} Melnik, nowadays the smallest town of Bulgaria, was once a significant economical and spiritual centre, with a population of more than 25 000, having around 1300 houses and more than 70 churches. Supposedly the Thracians established the town. When walking on the cobblestone narrow roads one can see the “traces” left by Thracians, proto-Bulgarians, Greeks, Latinos and Turks. At the moment the population ...

Plovdiv

2008-12-27T17:04:31+03:00

The city spreads in the flat Upper Thracian Lowland on the two banks of the Maritza river. Plovdiv is one of the oldest cities not only in Bulgaria but also in Europe. It is a contemporary of Troy and even more ancient than Rome, Athens and Constantinopol. Its history is closely related to two Thracian tribes – Bessi and Odrysi, which lived along Maritza river and in the Rhodopes. They built a fortified settlement on three hills, called Eumolpia, which means “melodious” and alludes to the mythical Thracian singer Orpheus. {$path_pic} As many important international road arteries, which ...

Ivaylovgrad

2009-04-10T21:31:44+03:00

The Ivaylovgrad municipality is located in South-Central Bulgaria (Haskovo District) in the southeastern part of the Rhodopes Mountain and takes up the northwestern part of Lower Thracia. The Municipality consists of municipal center town of Ivailovgrad and 50 villages. It is 110 km away from Haskovo, 80 km from Svilengrad and 60 km away from Lyubimets railroad station. In the east it has a common border with the Republic of Greece. The climate is transitional Mediterranean. The relief in area of Ivailovgrad is formed by the curves of the Rhodopes Mountain elevations, which gradually transform ...

Dobrinishte

2008-12-28T23:01:14+03:00

Dobrinishte is at an altitude above sea-level of 825m. It is situated it the foothills of Pirin and is surrounded by Rila and the Rhodopes. In addition to being a balneological resort village, Dobrinishte is also a ski resort. The ski resort of Bansko is situated near the cottage. {$path_pic} ...

Mount Ruen

2008-12-28T15:50:09+03:00

Mount Ruen is 2251 m high and is the highest in Osogovska mountain (the fifth highest in Bulgaria after Mount Moussala, Mount Vihren, Mount Botev and Mount Cherni Vrah). Until 1997 the visit to the mount was only allowed with permission by the Border Police Directorate, as it fell in the border area with Macedonia. The starting points of the routes to the mount are the Osogovo chalet (3,30 h) or the Tri buki Hotel (3,30 h). ...

Borino

2008-12-27T12:21:16+03:00

Borino is situated in the southwestern part of Rhodopes Mountain Massif, 70 km away from the town of Smolyan and adjoins the municipalities of Devin and Dospat. The average altitude is from 1050 to 1600 m. Typical are the clean environment and the extraordinary wealth of natural sights. {$path_pic} 6 km away from the village is located the “Kastakrili” Reserve and a small artificial lake. On the Borino’s territory there are also two unique caves – Buynowskoto Zhdrelo, popular with its varied flora and fauna species, most of them protected, and The Cave of Yagodinska – the longest ...